A Campaign Manager Writ Local

t’s 5 p.m. Tuesday, six days until the election. Campaign Managers Stephany Ashley and Nathan Allbee walk down Market Street carrying Peet’s coffee to the former clothing store they’ve lived in since July.

Inside, the front windows are covered with Harvey Milk photos and cutouts of District 8 hotspots – Mission Dolores and the Castro Theatre are two. No volunteers have arrived yet and so they both head to check e-mail. Before long, they’ll be directing a phone bank and canvassing operation.

It doesn’t take long for three high school senior girls to walk in to volunteer. Ashley hooks them up with t-shirts and signs and sends them to the corner of Market and Church.